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Formal and Informal Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 25: Formal and informal words · Set 806 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Know your reader): Informal (everyday) words are short and friendly: buy, help, get, tell. Formal words are longer and more serious: purchase, assist, receive, inform. Use formal words in letters to the principal, applications and reports; use everyday words with friends and family.

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  1. 1.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “permit”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) let (d) live
  2. 2.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “telephone”? (a) fridge (b) bike (c) phone (d) money
  3. 3.Which is the formal word for “live”? (a) require (b) reside (c) purchase (d) assist
  4. 4.Which is the formal word for “give”? (a) provide (b) require (c) enquire (d) reside
  5. 5.Which is the formal word for “many”? (a) sufficient (b) fortunate (c) previous (d) numerous
  6. 6.Which is the formal word for “check”? (a) reside (b) commence (c) verify (d) purchase
  7. 7.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “entire”? (a) lucky (b) whole (c) enough (d) often
  8. 8.Which is the formal word for “job”? (a) assistance (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  9. 9.Which is the formal word for “kids”? (a) adults (b) citizens (c) children (d) colleagues
  10. 10.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “demonstrate”? (a) buy (b) show (c) live (d) need
  11. 11.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “attempt”? (a) try (b) buy (c) tell (d) live
  12. 12.Which is the formal word for “tell”? (a) inform (b) conclude (c) purchase (d) reside
  13. 13.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “commence”? (a) help (b) start (c) buy (d) live
  14. 14.Which is the formal word for “also”? (a) approximately (b) immediately (c) previously (d) additionally
  15. 15.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “converse”? (a) live (b) need (c) buy (d) talk
  16. 16.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “occupation”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) job
  17. 17.Which is the formal word for “ask”? (a) conclude (b) reside (c) assist (d) enquire
  18. 18.Which is the formal word for “before”? (a) subsequently (b) previously (c) approximately (d) frequently
  19. 19.Which is the formal word for “boss”? (a) error (b) residence (c) occupation (d) supervisor
  20. 20.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “ascend”? (a) buy (b) go up (c) live (d) tell
  21. 21.Which is the formal word for “test”? (a) occupation (b) error (c) examination (d) residence
  22. 22.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “error”? (a) money (b) bike (c) phone (d) mistake
  23. 23.Which is the formal word for “lucky”? (a) previous (b) fortunate (c) frequent (d) sufficient
  24. 24.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “conclude”? (a) help (b) buy (c) end (d) live
  25. 25.Which is the formal word for “main”? (a) fortunate (b) sufficient (c) previous (d) principal
  26. 26.Which is the formal word for “buy”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) purchase (d) require
  27. 27.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “reside”? (a) tell (b) buy (c) help (d) live
  28. 28.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “sufficient”? (a) often (b) lucky (c) about (d) enough
  29. 29.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “funds”? (a) bike (b) fridge (c) phone (d) money
  30. 30.Which is the formal word for “show”? (a) conclude (b) demonstrate (c) require (d) reside
  31. 31.Which is the formal word for “fridge”? (a) residence (b) error (c) occupation (d) refrigerator
  32. 32.Which is the formal word for “bike”? (a) bicycle (b) occupation (c) residence (d) error
  33. 33.Which is the formal word for “see”? (a) purchase (b) reside (c) require (d) observe
  34. 34.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “receive”? (a) get (b) live (c) help (d) tell
  35. 35.Which is the formal word for “about”? (a) sufficient (b) immediately (c) approximately (d) previous
  36. 36.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “frequently”? (a) about (b) lucky (c) often (d) enough
  37. 37.Which is the formal word for “need”? (a) conclude (b) inform (c) require (d) reside
  38. 38.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “enquire”? (a) help (b) buy (c) ask (d) live
  39. 39.Which is the formal word for “get”? (a) assist (b) inform (c) receive (d) reside
  40. 40.Which is the formal word for “enough”? (a) fortunate (b) frequent (c) previous (d) sufficient

Answer key

  1. let
  2. phone
  3. reside
  4. provide
  5. numerous
  6. verify
  7. whole
  8. occupation
  9. children
  10. show
  11. try
  12. inform
  13. start
  14. additionally
  15. talk
  16. job
  17. enquire
  18. previously
  19. supervisor
  20. go up
  21. examination
  22. mistake
  23. fortunate
  24. end
  25. principal
  26. purchase
  27. live
  28. enough
  29. money
  30. demonstrate
  31. refrigerator
  32. bicycle
  33. observe
  34. get
  35. approximately
  36. often
  37. require
  38. ask
  39. receive
  40. sufficient

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